“Before and after pictures of the Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine after the Russian invasion”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Feb 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The second photo shared in the post was taken in 2014 when violent clashes erupted between the anti-government forces and Ukraine Security forces in Kyiv. The picture shared in the post is old and has nothing to do with the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 February 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 February 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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